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Very good video thx

Better to get two free 200w solar panels, use hinges and make it a suitcase. In Australia, old polycrystalline solar panels are free now. I collected 20 free solar panels last week.

Sorry ..but you got this test completely f....up...stupidity

what size wire are you using ? I noticed A big improvment running 0 gauge wire .

It’s a fire hazard

No worse than the big brands

It’s a shame that a loose terminal failed it but that is a worry Unfortunately I have seen two of the king’s battery boxes melt in the lid for the exact same thing Under the internal lid loose terminations on the cables

What size cables were going into the dcdc?

I don’t think Kings use A Grade cells due to the low cycles whereas an A grade cell would give you upto 6000 cycles

I have this battery in my Avan now for 6 months It has never gotten below 12 volts running my fridge 24-7 On solar and while in the bush for two months gold detecting Never flat not even below 12 volt That’s TV lights fridge battery charging my gear too Had no problems with it lipo4 only Have the 130 in my truck running my other fridge 24-7 never below 12 CANOT say anything bad about them

$2770 is a lotta cash 💰 but it’s a very nice battery

Hey mate, so if I was looking for a portable panel set up to 300w, what would be your top picks?

I have only had one experience with KINGS and it was my last, they failed in every aspect of business, from product through to customer service and everywhere in between, NEVER AGAIN.

The capacity is probably there. Heaps of heat loss with the high current draw. Losts of glue, huge case, blocks on top with glue. It's a bit like buying a second hand car with a new paint job. You don't get to see what's under the paint. Better to buy the cells and a better BMS and put it together yourself. Much cheaper or much bigger capacity.

The missing A/H was in the hot battery terminal

Victron battery has no bms inside so can be smaller.

It’s worth noting when testing this there may be a few issues simply because they have not been that many software updates so if there’s any issues they may not be fixed

Hi Craig. I acnnot find any current sellers of the 240W Thunder unit. Is it still available to your knowledge

You need to move the gas bottles away from electrical heaters

Well, they can't call it 200 if it's not 200

Lovely Ep and setup,, I did a quick add up of your setup and might of got the price not quite right, your setup is around $2400 if I had to buy it, thats a lot for a 100 amp lithium set up

Those must toast alternators quick

Send it back.

Thanks for doing this review, I was considering buying a 2 hand one of these for $1000. Think I might pass. I am new to lithium and have a 125ah Invicta bmpro in my Jayco. I am having troubles with BMS cut out while trying to get solar charge into it. That bms cuts out and the voltage jumps up to the 14.2v saying 100% full, when it is not. Is there a fix for this problem of the BMS rejecting solar chatter. I tried today discharging the battery to very low, hoping to reset the BMS. The battery accepted solar better ,but eventually shot up to 14.2 volts again. The battery is 3-4years old but I am not the original purchaser. I hope I can get this resolved, there $2k!!

Can you do the 300ah kings review? Please.

Good job man I really like the review

Where can I get one of these thunder panels from

Great review. Would love to see a review and tear down of the 230ah Ecostore LifePO4 from Ecowatt. Claimed to be 230ah, A Grade Eve cells, but price point would suggest something isn’t right

That’s a great setup you got there, nice battery and small for 300 amps

Yeah, the only thing I agree on with this being a failure relates to that loose positive terminal.

At such a high continuous discharge rate of course the battery won’t give you the full 200ah. Tests should be done at 10a discharge and then it will probably give you more than 200ah. This battery did really well.

At such a high continuous discharge rate of course the battery won’t give you the full 200ah. Tests should be done at 10a discharge and then it will probably give you more than 200ah.

So what’s the best brand lithium u would recommend?

These are the tests we all want to see on all batteries. The manufacturers should be doing these videos. Not RUclipsrs. Great work! Would you recommend going with a single 200Ah or two 100Ah?

Those are rip offs!

Does better than 2k DCS battery

A waste of space, maybe t he space is for heat dissapation

cable size limitations into the 50A DCDC terminals easy fix use Cabac PCU25 available is most cable sizes the terminal end can be cut shorter to suit the application

The barcodes are rubbed off the cells on Kings batteries, which means they are made with second hand repurposed EV cells

dam good battery

Someone needs to do a review on "Monster Lithium" their 300ah battery is both "Drop In" and can be wired in Series 24v max, the company is new and there's little anywhere about them or their products ... that Monster Lithium 300ah would get me out of trouble till I could afford something better, like the Renogy 300ah which aret AU$1,749.99 each where the Monsters are about 1k each, the extra would take me 10 weeks to save and my old lead acids are in such a state I cannot run a small chest fridge overnight, to make life harder, I also need a new DC fridge, a decent sized and quality is rarely under 2k new.

Thanks for the review and thanks to those who commented about their personal experience, the official website has no information on charging voltage parameters, neither on the page or in the manual or whether the battery is a "drop in" for lead acid, which made up my mind, plus at least on person said the brand let him down over an 18month period, Live off-grid, company closed and no other work in the area, desperately poor guy trying not to "Pay Twice" on an extremely limited budget, which I'm guessing this brand would do top me, Sunyee have the 200ah on an extremely tempting special at $759.95

Would love to see a review and breakdown on some of the Renogy 100aH batteries.

I wouldn’t say that terminal was loose enough to cause any issues, it’s also very inconclusive as we couldn’t see the top side as it was moving. I’ve watched it many times zoomed in at .25x speed and at 22:07 the hex nut was 100% moving with the lug which means the entire connection is moving through the casing, which also means perhaps it was over torqued. If it was actually a loose connection it would be moving easier than that. These are still very good value lithium batteries.

Hey, do you happen to have a link to the Thunder? I am on the market for a portable panel and after seeing a few of your tests, it seems pretty consistent!

awesome review and im scared you are going to send me broke with these new batteries lol can you please confirm the height of the battery including terminals as the spec sheet doesnt state if its terminal height or not at 255mm (im praying these wont fit my camper lol)

How do these types of batteries hold up to being at 100% capacity for extended periods of time? Historically it was my understand that lithium batteries weren't particularly happy being held at 100% or 0% and would accelerate degradation significantly, is that the same for these?

How much is that? I’ll google it $ 2768!!!

Nice, thorough review Craig, thanks. This really does look like a great battery and distributed by a local Aussie crowd. A bit of a "gotcha" is the limit of 200A discharge - which is not the standard 1C - which means you shouldn't run a 2400W kettle from your inverter....shame. They need to sharpen their pencils quite a lot to make this appeal - especially since one needs to parallel two batteries to run loads of 2400W or more. Are you concerned about the battery crowd suing Stephan Fisher? It certainly makes local battery reviews appear like they have to appease the company and not "tell it as the reviewer sees it" What a crime that is being perpetrated against the community.

1st LOL Hi Craig- great battery the look of it- thanks for the testing - what would be the max Wattage I could draw of this please - sorry not sure how to calculate that but have appliances that can draw up to 2400 Watt in the caravan hence the question and I am a nob in all of this stuff, so still learning a lot- BTW I am in awe of your setup - it's huge lol